Mindfulness meditation and its medical and non-medical applications


Author: Huynh TV, Gotay C, Layi G, Garrard S

Affiliation: John A. Burns School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, and Cancer Research Center of Hawai'i, University of Hawa'i, USA. thahhh@hawaii.edu
Conference/Journal: Hawaii Med J.
Date published: 2007 Dec
Other:
 Volume ID: 66   ,  Issue ID: 12   ,  Pages: 328-30   ,  Word Count: 40  
    This paper focuses on a promising health care intervention--mindfulness meditation--that is the subject of considerable and increasing interest. The authors describe what mindfulness means, how it has been applied in patient and non-patient populations, and current activities in Hawai'i.

PMID: 1826909